Red Mule Runners
May 2012
Next Meeting May 9, 2012
Red Mule Pub at 7:00 PM
Up-Coming Club Race Schedule
At our last meeting that was again well attended, we discussed increasing the number of road races that we, as a Club, will either host or co-host: the return of the Tri-5K Series named the “Croom Doom” that will be held on the Croom Trails on June 1st, June 22nd and July 6th (all Friday evenings at 6:45 PM), the 31st Annual Labor Day 5K slated for August 25th that will be held at McKethan Lake Park, and a NEW race scheduled for November 23rd that has been tagged the Black Friday 5K. Why not? What else is there to do the day after Thanksgiving? The start and finish would be in the Target parking lot with the majority of the course within the Airport Industrial Park.
The ARC Nature Coast has risen from the ashes as the Red Mule Runners will again assist on race day morning on Saturday May 26th. Race applications can be found on this web-site or you may register on-line at www.acyive.com .
Club Documentation
Over the past few months, the Club’s By-Laws, Mission Statement, and Club Application have been reviewed and revised. Included in these revisions is the new Club dues policy. Dues for all members are to be paid to the Treasurer by July 1st of each year. Review all of the revised documents as they are made available on this web-site. Fees will be $25 for a family and $15 for a single member.
The Streak
As of April 1, 2012, Ernie Chatman's amazing streak of running at least a mile every day, has reached a staggering 7,539 consecutive days. Even nagging injuries can't keep this old horse down. Keep on truckin' Ernie.
Southern Hills 5K
The 5th Annual Run Through the Hills, Southern Hills 5K was held on April 21, 2012. All went very smooth with only one card not turned in, (who out there finished 40th?), but the weathermen didn’t help with forecasts of gloom and doom, that certainly kept the numbers down. But at the end of the day, it is what it is. All that came were treated to pleasant skies, a DJ that had everyone tapping their feet, and medals that were custom die-cast. The charities that were sincere and almost $1,600 was raised for the Monique Burr Foundation for Children and the Red Mule Runners Scholarship Fund. Thank you for all that helped, volunteered and competed. The results can be found here at our web-site and a link to over 500 photos taken (I don’t think they missed any one).
http://www.eventmugshots.com/Events/2012-Sports-Events/20120421-Run-Through-The-Hills/22556068_KPFqKV#!i=1805167366&k=kSpLPzK
Club Runs
If you’re looking for a running partner or just enjoy the company of others when you sweat, group runs form at the Sun Trust Bank parking lot in downtown Brooksville every Sunday morning at 7:00 AM, and starting in May when evening light is more plentiful, group runs will start out from the Target parking lot on Spring Hill Drive at 6:30 PM towards the Airport Industrial Park. Stay tuned for more details.
Editorial Comment
As it turns out, maybe, just maybe my Chiropractor, my Massage Therapist and my Orthopedist were right. Each day before my run, except on Fridays which is MY day of rest, I spend 15 to 20 minutes stretching, concentrating on my hamstrings, quads, back, calves and knees, and to my surprise, the pains in my legs are subsiding. As I approach the age of 62, preventative medicine prevails. If I had only listened. See you on the roads!
Upcoming Races
For additional Tampa Bay area race information, see Florida Race Place Magazine at the link below:
http://www.flraceplace.com
See you on the roads! |
